john_l
Responses from john_l
| Which flat spkr. cable to use I a/b compared the analysis plus to the Nordost SPM speaker cable. I used a biwire 5 foot a+ against two runs of spm 2.5 meter. I used both my vandersteen 5 and my audio physic virgo speakers (I doubled the A+up at the terminals) The SPM walked al... | |
| Point of Diminishing Returns? Don't worry albert. There is some person or person here who does that to all the posts. I voted you up too. You're a tremendous asset to this site. | |
| Pass Aleph 3 or 5 for Proac 1sc I would definitely pony up for the aleph 5 with the 1sc's. I heard a demo setup with the aleph 3 and some 1sc's. The system could be turned up to reasonable quiet listening levels but no further because it would clip. For a preamp I would go with ... | |
| Upgrade from Audioquest Lapis I just sold my Diamond X3's this weekend. Took all of 30 minutes with several buyers immediately. I had both the X3 Diamonds & the X3 Lapis (which I am still selling). I found them to have the same basic sonic signature - very very detailed &a... | |
| Adcom? I have owned the adcom gcd-750 CD player and their gfp-750 preamp. The preamp is a steal for it's price & I feel the CD player is one of the better used ($750ish) values out there. I think their equipment is pretty good - especially within the... | |
| Holographic Imaging- Cable suggestions? All of the Nordost cables I have tried have had remarkable imaging. I've tried the red dawns, spm & quattro-fils. You can really hear distinct improvements as you go up the levels. | |
| ARC 100 Mk11or Conrad Johnson 11a? I have not heard that particular conrad-johnson, but the vt100m2 is one of my all time favorites. I've been very happy with the build quality, sound and support on mine. Arc's tend to be more accurate and transparent, but conrad johnson's tend to ... | |
| Cable / Upgrade Recommendation To warm things up, I have found the harmonic tech truthlink interconnects and the analysis plus speaker cables to be effective. | |
| Music trivia anyone? The Telecaster on Led Zep 1 is correct. Interesting because people always associate him with a Les Paul. The guitar does sound like a Les Paul on that album. I have heard that they were Plants kids, but I've also heard that's an 'untrue' rumor. Ha... | |
| Music trivia anyone? 1. There are many theories and for the sake of mystery Lennon denied all of them. I agree most with the theory that the Walrus was the Walrus from Carroll's 'The Walrus and the Carpenter'.2. One of the children HOTH was supposedly Samantha Fox.3. ... | |
| Audiophile spending On the topic of J-10 (which by the way comes from his French wife's pronunciation of JonaTEN), he actually had a diagram of his loft which showed that he basically lines the walls of the loft with albums and cd's. These are hidden during the day a... | |
| What causes listener fatique? cure? I think vandersteen's have metal dome tweeters do they not ? I know the five's main forward tweeter is metal & I think this is the same one used in the 3aSignaure. (the fives rear tweeter is a silk-domed vifa). I do completely agree that the e... | |
| Is my Salesman telling the Truth? Some salesmen are very honest - usually the ones making either a lot of money, or barely any money.A year or so back I visited a local high end dealer. I said I was buying a set of speakers and an amp. I mentioned that I had my heart set on a Wadi... | |
| Tax time Oddly enough, I am working on my taxes right now & Diana Krall happens to be singing "no they can't take that away from me" on the stereo. (really!) | |
| Tube biasing for ARC and fender equipmen Thanks Marc,What did you think of it compared to the stock tubes ? John. |